Bill for decoys



March 15, 1932. w, DINSMORE 1,849,179

BILL FOR DECOYS Filed Jan. 11, 1930 INVENTOR.

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V bills or beaks of material similar to the body Patented Mar. 15, 1932 UNITED STATES \HlEL'BY DINSMORE, OF PIEDMONT, CALIFORNIA BIL ron'nEcoYs'. p

Application filed. January '11, 1930. Serial No. 420,115.

The invention is for a bill for decoys and has special reference to a bill or beak for decoys of the duck variety.

The main object of the invention is to pro- 55 vide a resilient bill or beak for decoys of the wild fowl variety, which is unbreakable, and which may be utilized to replace broken bills or beaks on decoys. I

Existing types of decoys are equipped with material which is usually of a brittle nature, also some are equipped with bills or beaks of a different material than the body, though not flexible, thereby causing breakage of some cooperating part of the decoy.

The billor beak, of small section, usually becomes broken when said bill or beak strikes 7 a nonresilient surface, as when dropped accidentally or otherwise. A broken bill or beak 29 makes a decoy practically worthless. The invention is adapted to prevent such damage to decoys, and, due also to'low cost of manufacture, and ease of attachment, a particularly useful device is thereby provided.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which 7 Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the invention asattached to the head member of a decoy, shown dotted; V

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the invention;

Fig. 3 is a view of the contacting end; and Fig. 4c is a transverse section taken on line 4-4: of Fig. 2.

Similar reference characters are used to designate similar parts throughout the several views.

Reference character 1 indicates the head of a decoy, said head member being provided 40 with a protuberance 2 over which the recess 3 in the bill or beak 4 is fitted, the contacting surfaces between protuberance 2 and recess 3 being provided with a coating of cement for the purpose of firmly attaching the two meInbers together. A thin edge 5 is provided so as to provide an unbroken contact surface at the exterior joint 6.

resilient material or resilient combination of materials. I I The bill or beaklis to be made of such shape as to approximate the form and contour of the specific type of decoy to which it is to be adapted. r

The methodof attaching the bill or beak to the head of the decoy is subject to variation; such variation, as is consistent with the speci- 'fication and the appended claims,- providing no departure from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof. i

I claim 1. A bill for a decoy for water fowl, composed of a resilient material formed to the approximate shape of the bill of said water fowl, and means for attaching said bill, in

7 relative positionto the head member of said decoy. 2. A bill for decoys for ducks composed of a resilient material formed to the approximate shape of the bill of a duck, a recess in said bill to receive a protuberance on said decoy, and means for retaining said bill on said protuberance in relative. position t the bill of aduck.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature. V

' WELBY DINSMORE.

The bill or beak is preferably molded in l one piece from soft rubber, though it may be 50 manufactured by any known method of any 

